Bingo! I think I've got it now!

My first Storybird was created with trial and error and came out ok.  The problem I was experiencing was embedding it into my blog.  But I think I have figured it out!

I had to return to the piece and edit it!  I needed to mark it "For School." This allowed me to get the embedded code!
Eureka!
I hope you like my Storybird about CAT cat.  I was thinking about word families and high frequency words when I wrote it-the pictures are funny too!

Very cool! No refrigerator needed.

Looking through my Diigo to add information to our class wiki I came across PicLits. It was fun to play on...reminded me of the magnetic words sets that were sold as a theme pack (i.e. travel, family, just for fun) minus the refrigerator.


See the full PicLit at PicLits.com

Fun to do! Older kids might like it.  Something quick and gives good word choice!  What do you think?  Have any ideas how you might use this in your classroom?

Tweet, tweet, no not twitter...Storybird!

I've been thinking about creating a story using Storybird.  I've been enchanted by the artwork on the website.  So today I decided to create one.  Not my best writing but trying to get a feel for how I might use this with my kinders.  Starting to think that this might be best for the student who doesn't like to illustrate or for the student with the big imagination.  Not sure if 5 year olds will understand how to manipulate it. With that said, I think older students will enjoy it. What do you think?

Emerging from my snow coma......

Yes, I think it is time to put down the mixing bowls and baking dishes and get back to the real important things...technology in the classroom, of course! My cohort has been busy loading great websites, YouTube videos, creating digital stories, finding great apps, tagging wonderful teacher blogs, and sharing it all!Wow!Thank you to my wonderful partners in education!